Day 86 with David: We must magnify the Lord in our lives.

“Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!””

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭70:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

There is a 13 year old boy who has become famous for the photos he takes with a smartphone. The photos show beautiful classic cars in a variety of interesting settings. But here’s the thing, the cars are actually models. He uses a technique called forced perspective to make the cars appear to be actual size. It’s amazing to look at his work and then see what he was actually using. The optical illusion accomplished through the forced perspective technique uses the distance between objects, and their relative sizes, to achieve the desired effect or illusion (make something look larger, smaller, nearer, or farther than they actually are).

We’ve all seen those photos people take on vacation, making it look like they’re holding the Eiffel Tower or kissing the Sphinx; again, forced perspective. The same type of technique can also be used to fool the eye into thinking that some dangerous feat is being accomplished such as standing out on the edge of a very high cliff.

Anybody who is conscious of their size, already knows about the affect positioning has on perspective, and definitely will not be standing closest to the camera in a photo.

Now, think about it. Don’t we do the same thing with our thoughts, our focus, in terms of what seems big or small in our life? For a Christian, nothing should ever seem to be bigger than God. Given, most Christians would say they believe God is bigger and stronger than anything else. But, if you are consumed with worry over your situation, them somehow or another, in your heart and your mind, your situation has gotten between God and your “camera.” If I view my problems through the word of God, I can clearly see that His word is true and my problems are not a catastrophe. If I am looking at God through my problems, then I make God small, way off somewhere, as my problems loom big and threateningly in my face.

In our portion from Psalms today we see David talking about magnifying the Lord. This statement comes within the context of a prayer where he is asking the Lord to deliver him. But no matter how bad his problems ever got, he always seemed to make sure that God was in front of his problems.

“I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭16:8‬ ‭

If your difficulties are seeming to be bigger than God, it’s time for a perspective shift. Put God back in the forefront of your thinking and let the problems recede into the background where they belong!

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

We must magnify the Lord in our lives.

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